ALMA ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08351545 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2013-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMA ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTER LIMITED
  17. 2013-01-08
    ADAMCZYK, Andrzej appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-01-08
    ADAMCZYK, Andrzej Lukasz appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elwira Adamczyk
Individual · Polish · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares01/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Unit 2 Furnace Street
Dukinfield
SK16 4JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMCZYK, Andrzej
secretary · appointed 2013-01-08
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Active
ADAMCZYK, Andrzej Lukasz
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-01-08
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01